In addition to being retweeted more than 37,000 times, Bieber’s tweet also inspired many of his devoted followers to send Carney insults of their own.

"I just started getting called a f----t, you know?” Carney told Rolling Stone. “All these kids who don't know what they're saying are saying all of these things that are actually wildly inappropriate. And these kids are just dumbasses.”

Although the most offensive comments came from Bieber’s followers, Carney accused Bieber of inciting the situation.

"Justin Bieber, like a f---ing irresponsible a------e, sicced 40 million Twitter followers on me because I paid him a compliment he didn't understand," Carney said.

“He shouldn't be f---ing telling his followers to slap me, and then also be doing anti-bullying bulls---.” Carney added, possibly referring to a 2012 video Bieber made for an anti-bullying campaign.

“It's so irresponsible," Carney said.

Carney also noted that Bieber frequently compliments and praises his fans, especially after one of the pop star’s frequent controversial incidents.